42 U.S.C. § 18115 — Freedom not to participate in Federal health insurance programs
submitted 16 years ago by Pub. L. 111-148 to r/title-42-THE-PUBLIC-HEALTH-AND-WELFARE · 75 words · no verdicts yet
No individual, company, business, nonprofit entity, or health insurance issuer offering group or individual coverage has to participate in a Federal health insurance program created or expanded by this Act or its amendments. The statute separately says that no penalty or fine may be imposed on such an issuer for choosing not to participate.
No individual, company, business, nonprofit entity, or health insurance issuer* offering group or individual health insurance coverage* has to take part in any federal health insurance program created under this Act (or its amendments), or in any federal health insurance program this Act (or its amendments) expands. No penalty or fine can be imposed on any such issuer for choosing not to participate in these programs.
No individual, company, business, nonprofit entity, or health insurance issuer* offering group or individual health insurance coverage* shall be required to participate in any Federal health insurance program created under this Act (or any amendments made by this Act), or in any Federal health insurance program expanded by this Act (or any such amendments), and there shall be no penalty or fine imposed upon any such issuer for choosing not to participate in such programs.
Source credit: (Pub. L. 111–148, title I, § 1555, Mar. 23, 2010, 124 Stat. 260.)
- 2010Enacted · Pub. L. 111-148 · 124 Stat. 260
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